CLTF Financial Investigator (12 Month FTC/Secondment)

West Midlands Police; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Financial Investigator Role

The Major Crime Unit County Lines Taskforce are now recruiting for a Financial Investigator to join our team.

The aims of the taskforce are to:

• Close drug lines in line with Home Office requirements
• Bring County Lines perpetrators to justice by increasing the consequences and decreasing the reward associated with county lines offending
• Reduce the exploitation of young people and vulnerable adults ensuring appropriate safeguarding and support for county lines victims
• Reduce and mitigate violence and homicides linked to County Lines
• Tackle the enablers of county lines (including telecoms/online, transport and illicit finance)

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse financial data in order to investigate and identify assets obtained by person(s) convicted of certain criminal conduct.
• Undertake civil investigations into cash seizures.
• Support ongoing investigations in respect of money laundering and the identification of criminal proceeds.
• Prepare detailed reports, briefing documents, and negotiations, and give evidence on oath in court regarding findings as a Financial Investigator.
• Collate, evaluate, structure and process information to identify financial audit trails and assets.

The successful applicant will be subject to vetting.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Must either be an accredited financial investigator or be prepared to work towards accreditation by the National Crime Agency Proceeds of Crime Centre.
• Demonstrate good investigative skills.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to confidently communicate with a range of different colleagues from different disciplines.
• Experience of preparing and conducting briefings.
• A good understanding of relevant legislation including the Proceeds of Crime Act.
• Ability to maintain the highest levels of integrity, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Ability to work on own initiative within a team environment and under pressure to specific deadlines.

Desirable

• Investigative experience within a financial arena.
• Experience of undertaking complex investigations.
• Experience of giving evidence in court.

Location: Central Birmingham

Hours: Core Hours Mon-Fri 8am-4pm

Contact: For more information please contact Insps Mark Robinson or Lisa Yates-Laughton.

Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting prior to commencing their role, including a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.

Medical: Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully passing medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test.

Under the Probation Policy, if you are currently in your probation period, you will not be permitted to apply for alternative police staff roles within the Force unless there are exceptional circumstances. In such cases, you would require the support of your line manager prior to applying for alternative roles, and if successful, your probationary period will start over.

West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a 'Disability Confident Interview Scheme' - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.

Diversity and Inclusion Vision: Maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities.